[Letter]
Subtitle: the Conservatives of Malahide and Bayham have decided upon holding a pic-nic in compliment to Mr. Becher 4 October 1862 at Mr. Saxton farm in Malahide
By: John Haggan
Series: CIHM/ICMH Microfiche series = CIHM/ICMH collection de microfiches -- no. 45773
Publisher: Conservative Party of Canada?
Place of publication: S.l
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Notes: Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the D.B. Weldon Library, University of Western Ontario, (Regional History Room). Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1985.

1 sheet (verso blank) ; 13 x 12 cm.
Table of contents: title: This picnic was described in the St. Thomas Weekly Dispatch for 16 October 1862. The pic nic took place on Saturday 4 October 1862; title: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D40mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SDsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4402%2C3308092; title: Demonstration in Honor of Mr. Becher; title: 1862 Oct 16; title: p. 2 - Demonstration In Honor of Mr. BECHER - The friends of H. C. R. BECHER, Esq.[Conservative Party politician and lawyer who recently lost election], In East Elgin, entertained that gentlemen at a complimentary pic-nic on Saturday, 4th inst., on the farm of Elijah SAXTON, Esq. on the 1st Concession of the township of Malahide. the Bayham annual township fair also prevented many from attending but crowd of 600 to 1000 persons on hand. served were roast mutton, (whole) roast pigs, roast turkeys, &c., Letters read by Amos SWITZER of Vienna. Jehial MANN, Esq. of Vienna, Chairman. Tillsonburg Brass Band played. Speakers, John HAGGAN, Esq., J. BURWELL, Esq. - BACKHOUSE, Esq., BECHER who was defeated in a recent election to the local Riding concluded by saying "as Mr. LEONARD was now the representative of the [Malahide] Division, be begged them to refrain from any harsh or unfriendly remarks towards him; it could result in no good."